Zanj Rebellion 869–883

Abbasid Caliphate ⚔ Zanj

Who lived through the Zanj Rebellion

Well-known people alive during 869–883:

• Alfred the Great (849–899) — king of Wessex (r. 872–901)
• Abu Bakr al-Razi (866–925) — Persian polymath, physician, chemist and philosopher (854-925)
• Farabi (870–951) — 10th century Persian philosopher and jurist
• Charles the Bald (823–877) — King of West Francia from 843 to 877 and Carolingian Emperor from 875 to 877
• John VIII (820–882) — Head of the Catholic Church from 872 to 882
• Formosus (816–896) — pope
• Sergius III (860–911) — pope (860-911)
• Marinus I (830–884) — pope
• John X (860–929) — 10th-century pope
• John IX (840–900) — pope
• Anastasius III (801–) — pope
• Theodore II (840–897) — pope (840-897)
• Charles the Fat (839–888) — Emperor of the Carolingian Empire (839-888) (r. 881-887)
• Rudaki (859–941) — Persian poet, the father of Persian poetry
• Rurik (830–879) — Varangian chieftain (c. 830-879)
• Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari (839–922) — Iranian scholar, historian and commentator on the Qur'an (839–923)
• Henry I the Fowler (876–936) — King of East Francia (919–936); Duke of Saxony (912–936)
• Oleg the Wise (845–912) — prince of Kiev
• Johannes Scotus Eriugena (800–877) — Irish Catholic philosopher and theologian (c. 800 – c. 877)
• Mansur Al-Hallaj (858–922) — Persian mystic, poet and Sufi teacher (c.858–922)
• Louis the German (806–876) — King of East Francia from 843 to 876
• Arnulf of Carinthia (850–899) — king of East Francia
• Leo VI the Wise (866–912) — Byzantine Emperor
• Basil I (811–886) — Byzantine emperor from 867 to 886
• Robert I of France (860–923) — King of West Francia from 922 to 923

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